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H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds Kindle Edition

by Dobbs (Author), Vicente Cifuentes (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 60 ratings
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Death comes from the sky in this thrilling graphic novel adaptation of the classic science fiction adventure.



Several days ago, projectiles from the Red Planet began to rain down on Earth. Professor Ogilvy of the small town of Ottershaw, England, is skeptical of theories that it is an alien attack—until a meteor crashes near his home. Inside the crater, he discovers a giant cylinder that can only be the work of a superior civilization—the intentions of which are not peaceful. From the extraterrestrial capsule emerges a tripod, an immense machine of death that is soon joined by many others, with the sole intention of exterminating all life on Earth.



H. G. Wells’s science fiction classic The War of the Worlds has been adapted several times for the big screen and radio shows across the globe. With this stunning and faithful graphic novel adaptation, the epic tale has finally found a place in comics.
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    116 pages
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    January 30, 2018
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About the Author

Dobbs was a film history teacher before he embarked on his career as a comic book writer. Since writing his first graphic novel, Welcome to Paradise, Dobbs has written a number of comics inspired by late-nineteenth-century literature and history, such as Scotland Yard, Mr. Hyde against Frankenstein, Alamo, and Allan Quatermain and King Solomon's Mines, and, more recently, adaptations of works by Stefan Wul and H. G. Wells.

Vicente Cifuentes is a cartoonist who was born in Albacete, Spain. He began working for the American market in 2005 by collaborating with the publishers Arcana and Alias. A few years later, he began working on Marvel’s X-Men, Hulk, and New Exiles and DC Comics’ Batgirl, Green Lantern, Superman, Justice League Dark, and Aquaman.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0763S3S62
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Insight Comics (January 30, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 30, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 233338 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 116 pages
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    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 60 ratings

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4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
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Baron of LA
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Fun Read
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2020
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I never read the original story by HG Wells so I went into this with an open mind. The comic is able to grow the story more then the movies did by spending more time developing the characters while still keeping a good pace to the story. Overall, this was an enjoyable read that I wished there was more of.
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beckteachr
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Excellent
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2020
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Great art and story moves along well.
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Martin R. Kealey
3.0 out of 5 stars Good artwork, but...
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2022
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I decided to get this on a whim, being a long time lover of the book, due to the reviews that "the art work was great". I have to admit that, overall, the artist did a pretty good job except for (and this is a big one) the Martian war machines and the Martians. The machines remind me of the coffee loving "worms" from "Men in Black", with the elongated, hunched body and ridiculously skinny legs, while the Martian design goes far astray of H.G. Wells' magnificent description of the invader as being little more than "a brain with a hand". The slight changes in story details were expected (does any adaptation leave the original in tact?) so I didn't mind those. With better designed tripods and more faithfully drawn Martians, it would have been quite good.
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Erich M
2.0 out of 5 stars awesome art work
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2018
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I bought the time machine and war of the worlds ....welllll....awesome art work...but it is advertized as faithfull adoptions, i think its time you should read the original novels again and again and to be sure one more time again...
And be sure to read the descriptions of the martians, the tripods and the time machine....
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Kara Lauren (karatheredhead)
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome illustrations!
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2019
I loved this graphic novel! The story and the illustrations really pulled me in. I liked how most of the illustrations were pretty dark, and went along with the story.
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enric crespi mas
5.0 out of 5 stars rapidez. precio y fiabilidad
Reviewed in Spain on November 12, 2020
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Todo perfecto
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victoria
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent art!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2020
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Great art. By far the best war of the worlds graphic novel I've seen. It's perhaps up there with the best graphic novel art I've seen. The story is well told and whilst it's not HG Wells it adds a different take on the story that has allowed my son and I to enjoy the story all over again.
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Chrysophras
5.0 out of 5 stars Gelungene Adaption!
Reviewed in Germany on April 9, 2019
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Als Fan des Buches, des Musicals und der darauffolgenden Adaptionen war ich gespant auf diese Version. Ich war sehr zufrieden mit dem was herausgekommen ist. Ich hätte mir die Marsianer und ihre Maschinen etwas anders vorgestellt bin aber trotzdem zufrieden.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Feedback
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 16, 2018
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This was a gift for my son who is into w of the w. He really loves it & I was also happy about the packaging & early delivery date. Have used Wordery before & would highly recommend them
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4.0 out of 5 stars A great graphic novel ....!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 21, 2019
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This is the second best out there...!
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